Peanut Butter Cookies!

OK, before you read on, you have to know that these cookies were stunning! I ran several tests on them, and they passed with flying colors! Furthermore, they are kid approved. When they are fresh, they melt in your mouth. The next day, they’re still good. Day three – good. Day four – good. Day five – still good but I remember when they were fresh.

First, cream the shortening, sugars, and peanut butter together. Once they are well mixed, scrape the edges of the bowl down and then mix again. Next, add the dry egg mix, water, salt, baking soda, and vanilla sugar. Once that’s nicely incorporated, mix in the flour. When the dough is just combined, it’s ready to be sampled, and you know what that means… yummy!

I used a large cookie scooper to portion these out. I rolled them into nice round balls, and then flattened them with a fork. As an alternative, on one of the trays, I didn’t use the traditional fork option and left them flat instead.

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